At 3:12 AM -0500 11/2/00, Steve Sullivan another recruit from Oz wrote:

>... hollow auger (but, now how do I use it?)

	To get your hollow auger started in cutting round mortises on the
end of, say, chair stretchers, you will probably also need a "spoke
pointer," (there are probably other names for this tool).  This is a
cone-shaped thingy with a tang coming out of the top of the cone that fits
into a brace, and a cutting blade let into the side of the cone, which acts
much like the blade of a hand-held pencil sharpener to cut a cone-shaped
point on the stock.  With that operation accomplished, the hollow auger
comes into play to cut the mortise.
	Nothing like an excuse/reason to acquire another tool.
	And welcome to the porch, Steve!
		Tom Holloway